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Here are some topics I am happy to supervise or mentor.
All topics can be written in Finnish or English.
I am happy to work with students from any university on these topics; I can also be the formal supervisor for students at Aalto University.

The Power as seen in Critical Algorithm Studies

There is an increasing literature focused on the social implications of algorithms. The major argument made in critical algorithm studies is that algorithms held power and therefore have social relevance. While sociologists have been interested in these themes and written a lot on it, the relationship between this literature and analysis of power (as conducted e.g., in political science) is rather thin.

Potential topics

Conduct a review of the critical algorithmic literature and explore how power is discussed in the literature.

Develop systems with demonstrate and allow experimentation of algorithmic power.

Social computing and democracy

Given the recent developments linking social media to politics (the Twitter revolution in Egypt, the election of Trump as president in the United States) it has become obvious that social computing has political consequences. These events have raised the overall importance of reflection within social computing scholarship. This reflection would benefit from understanding what social science community has already done to study democracy.